Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned that the city is on the verge of a “large-scale” coronavirus outbreak that could overwhelm hospitals, urging people to stay indoors as much as possible, as the Strict new measures to curb the spread of the disease have taken effect. As of Wednesday, all …
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Russian intelligence officers are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis the United States is struggling to contain before the November presidential election, US officials said Tuesday. Two Russians who have played important roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service, …
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Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, amid a coronavirus pandemic that has so far infected more than 16 million people worldwide. Like the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday in May that followed the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to take …
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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Mainland China has reported 101 new cases of coronavirus, the highest number in more than three and a half months. Of the new cases, 89 are in the western Xinjiang region. …
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Moderna Inc said Monday it had begun a late-stage trial to evaluate the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the first such study under the Trump administration’s program to accelerate development of measures against the new coronavirus. The news of the study, which will evaluate the response to the vaccine …
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